Ashlesha Thakur

Ashlesha Thakur is an Indian actress and model. She is best known for playing the role of Dhriti Tiwari, daughter of Srikant Tiwari (played by Manoj Bajpayee) in the Hindi web series, The Family Man.^[1]

Ashlesha Thakur
Born	19 October 2003 (21 years) Mumbai
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2017-present

Career

In 2017, Thakur started acting with a role in the TV show Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki on Colors TV. In the same year, she worked in the Hindi movie Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai. She also acted in movies like Pagglait and web series like Sarvam Shakthi Mayam, Gutar Gu, and Gupt Gyaan.

She gained recognition for her role as Dhriti Tiwari, the daughter of Manoj Bajpayee and Priyamani, in the web series The Family Man. Recently in 2023, she did a film called Jawan, in which she played the role of Kalee Gaikwad's daughter named Alia, where Kalee was played by Vijay Sethupathi. In the same year, she played the titular character in a Telugu-language film Shanthala, thus making her debut in Tollywood. The film was released on 15th December 2023.

She has also done ads for brands like Himalaya, Kissan, Cadbury, Reliance Fresh, Amazon, Swiggy, Samsung, and L&T.

Personal life

The popularity of The Family Man series brought Thakur into the limelight, and led to a significant rise in her social media following.^[2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2017	Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai	Un­known	Hindi
2017	Badrinath Ki Dulhania	Young girl in school
2021	Pagglait	Aditi Giri
2023	Jawan	Alia Gaikwad
	Shanthala	Shanthala	Telugu	Tollywood debut

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel	Notes	Ref.
2017	Shakti: Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki	Un­known	Hindi	Colors TV	61 episodes	[3]
2019-2021	The Family Man	Dhriti Tiwari		Amazon Prime Video	Season 1 and 2
2021	Gupt Gyaan	Ritu		Amazon Mini TV	Short Film	[4]
2023	Gutar Gu	Ritu Chauhan
	Sarvam Sakthi Mayam	Revathi		ZEE5